EP1414114A1 - Connecteur électrique - Google Patents

Connecteur électrique Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP1414114A1
EP1414114A1 EP20030023884 EP03023884A EP1414114A1 EP 1414114 A1 EP1414114 A1 EP 1414114A1 EP 20030023884 EP20030023884 EP 20030023884 EP 03023884 A EP03023884 A EP 03023884A EP 1414114 A1 EP1414114 A1 EP 1414114A1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
card
housing
board
connector
housing space
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Granted
Application number
EP20030023884
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
Other versions
EP1414114B1 (fr
Inventor
Hiroyuki Taguchi
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
JST Mfg Co Ltd
Original Assignee
JST Mfg Co Ltd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by JST Mfg Co Ltd filed Critical JST Mfg Co Ltd
Publication of EP1414114A1 publication Critical patent/EP1414114A1/fr
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP1414114B1 publication Critical patent/EP1414114B1/fr
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/648—Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices, e.g. anti-static shielding  
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/648—Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices, e.g. anti-static shielding  
    • H01R13/6485—Electrostatic discharge protection

Definitions

  • This present invention relates to a connector. More particularly, the present invention relates to a connector for connecting a board having a card and a housing for housing the card.
  • connectors having a card and a housing for housing the card are known.
  • One of such connectors has a projection on a bottom face of a flat housing (JP-A-11-195466), for example, the projection is fitted into positioning hole formed on a printed wiring board and thus positioning of the connector is achieved.
  • Another connector has a lead portion and a reinforcing lead portion (JP-A-11-195467). The lead portion and the reinforcing lead portion are soldered to a printed wiring board
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a connector capable of easily eliminating electric charge electrified on a card inserted into a housing.
  • the present invention provides the followings.
  • Such an electronic component is assembled into a computer or a cellular telephone unit, for example.
  • Fig. 1 is a general perspective view of a connector 1 according to the first embodiment.
  • Fig. 2 is a plan view of the connector 1.
  • the connector 1 has a substantially rectangular card not shown, a housing 10 capable of housing the card and a plurality of contacts 30 held in the housing 10.
  • the housing 10 is formed of resin and has a flat rectangular housing base portion 11, a wall portion 12 installed upright along an edge of the housing base portion 11, and two wall portions 14, 16 Installed upright along edges of the housing portion 11 between which the wall portion 12 is sandwiched.
  • the wall portion 14 is disposed on the forehand side in Fig. 1 and the wall portion 16 is disposed on the depth side in Fig. 1.
  • a lug comer 13 having a substantially triangular shape is formed at the comer between the wall portion 14 and the wall portion 12. This lug corner 13 makes later-described open face 15 asymmetric and can prevent a mistake of the right and left sides of the card when it is inserted.
  • the housing base portion 11 and the wall portions 12, 14, 16 define a housing space 21.
  • the housing space 21 has a first side face covered with the wall portion 12, two second side faces adjacent to the first side face and covered with the wall portions 14, 16, an open face 17 positioned on the opposite side to the first side face, and an open face 15 adjacent to the first side face, the second side face and the open face 17.
  • the housing base portion 11 has three openings 111 formed along the wall portion 12, an opening 112 formed along the wall portion 14, and an opening 113 formed along the wall portion 16.
  • the wall portion 12 has three conductor portions 121, each of which is disposed in face-to-face relationship with the openings 111 and covers a part of the open face 15. A front end of a card is engaged to the conductor portions 121.
  • the wall portion 14 has a conductor portion 141 disposed in face-to-face relationship with the opening 112 and covering a part of the open face 15.
  • the wall portion 16 has a conductor portion 161 disposed in face-to-face relationship with the opening 113 and covering a part of the open face 15.
  • the housing base portion 11 has seven openings 18 which are formed on the side of the wall portion 12 and extend along the wall portions 14, 16.
  • the housing base portion 11 has six openings 19 which are formed on the side of the open face (on the opposite side to the wall portion 12) and extend along the wall portions 14, 16. Three out of six openings 19 are disposed unevenly on the sides of the wall portion 14 and the other three openings 19 are disposed unevenly on the sides of the wall portion 16.
  • the number of the contacts 30 is thirteen and the contacts 30 are formed of a metal.
  • Each contact 30 has a buried portion 33 (indicated by dash line in Fig. 3) buried in the housing 10, a lead wire connection portion 33 formed at one end of the buried portion 33 and capable of connecting a lead wire, and a card connection portion 32 formed at the other end of the buried portion 33 and capable of connecting the card under inserted state.
  • the card connection portion 32 is arranged in the opening 18, 19 of the housing base portion 11.
  • the card connection portion 32 has a spring portion 321 supported in a cantilever fashion at the edge of the opening 214 and a projection 322 disposed at the front end of the spring portion 321.
  • the spring portion 321 is elastically deformable and inclines towards the card progressively from its rear end to its front end. In consequence, the projection 322 protrudes into the housing space 21 and can keep a satisfactory contact pressure against the card.
  • the housing base portion 11 has a frame member 25 formed of metal and buried therein.
  • the frame member 25 extends in a substantially bracket-shaped sectional shape along the wall portions 12, 14, 16.
  • the frame member 25 is interconnected to the conductor portions 121, 141, 161 and is exposed from the side of the open face side and the wall portion 12 of the housing base portion 11.
  • the frame member 25 has three solder portions 251 exposed from the side of the wall portion 12 of the housing base portion 11 at corresponding position of the conductor portions 121 as shown in Fig. 2.
  • the solder portions 251 extend to the back of the housing base portion 11 and are soldered to a wiring board not shown in the drawing.
  • the frame member 25 can prevent deformation of the housing 10 due to a residual stress at the time of molding of the housing 10 and an external stress.
  • the card 50 (indicated by two-dot-chain line in Fig. 4) is first prepared.
  • the card 50 is substantially rectangular and is cut off at a corner of its one end to form a notch 53.
  • the card 50 has connection terminals to connect the projections 322 of the contacts 30.
  • one end of the card 50 is inserted between the conductor portion 121 and the housing base portion 11 into the side of the open face 17 of the housing space 21 so that the notch 53 of the card 50 is fitted into the lug corner 13 until the card 50 contacts the wall portion 12.
  • the angle between the card 50 and the open face 15 at this time is from 10 to 30 degrees, for example.
  • the other end of the card 50 is pushed in a direction indicated by an arrow P in Fig. 4 and is rotated. Then, the card 50 rotates with the one end of the card 50 engaging the conductor portion 121 as the center of the rotation.
  • the one end of the card 50 Is inserted into the open face 15 but the other end of the card 50 is not inserted into the open face 15 under this state.
  • the other end of the card 50 is subsequently rotated further in the direction indicated by the arrow P in Fig. 4. Edges of the lower face of the card 50 then push the conductor portions 141, 161. Consequently, the one end of the card 50 comes into contact with the conductor portions 121, 141, 161 and electric charge electrified on the face of the card 50 transfers to the wiring board, not shown, through the conductor portions 121, 141, 161.
  • the connector 1 described above is mounted to an electronic component 100 as shown in Fig. 5.
  • the electronic component 100 Includes a chassis 102, and a printed wiring board 104 fixed by a screw 106 onto the chassis 102.
  • the printed wiring board 104 has the connector 1, a ground electrode 108, and wires 110 connecting the connector 1 to the ground electrode 108.
  • the connector 1 is soldered to the solder portion 109 of the wire 110.
  • the ground electrode 108 is electrically connected to the chassis 102 through a screw 106.
  • the electric charge electrified on the face of the card 50 transfers to the ground through the wire 110, the ground electrode 108, and the screw 106 when the card 50 is inserted into the housing 10.
  • the length of the conductor portions 141, 161 are different from the length thereof in the first embodiment.
  • the conductor portions 141, 161 extend to the open face 17 of the housing space 21.
  • the conductor portions 141, 161 contact the card 50 easily and the electric charge electrified on the card 50 can be transferred more easily.
  • the card 50 can be held more surely because the contact area between the upper face of the card 50 and the lower faces of the conductor portions 141, 161 is increased.
  • the construction of the conductor portions 142, 162 are different from the construction in the first embodiment.
  • the conductor portions 142, 162 are disposed on the extension of the wall portions 14, 16.
  • Each conductor portion 142, 162 has an elastically deformable flexible portion 41 supported by the wall portions 14, 16 and extending along the second side face of the housing space 21, a first lock piece 42 disposed along the flexible portion 41 for covering a portion of the open face 15 and a second lock piece 43 which is disposed substantially perpendicularly with respect to the longitudinal axis of the flexible portion 41 for covering a part of the open face 17.
  • the flexible portion 41 is deformable elastically and is supported in a cantilever fashion at a cutaway portion formed inside one end face of each wall portion 14, 16. Moreover, a reinforcing dimple 44 for improving rigidity is formed at the intersection between the flexible portion 41 and the second lock piece 43. The reinforcement dimple 44 is formed simultaneously when the conductor portions 142, 162 are press molded.
  • the first lock piece 42 has a taper shape such that it expands progressively at a predetermined angle from the rear end side towards its front end side of the flexible portion 41.
  • the first lock piece 42 includes a slope 421 sloping increasingly from the rear end to the front end.
  • the slope 421 is formed at the edge of the first lock piece 42. More concretely, the angle between the slope 421 and the open face 15 is 0 degrees on the rear end side of the first lock piece 42.
  • the angle between the slope 421 and the open face 15 is a predetermined angle on the front end side of the first lock piece 42.
  • intersections between the slope 421 and other surfaces in the first lock piece 42 are chamfered.
  • a card 50 is prepared. Next, one end of the card 50 is inserted between the conductor portion 121 and the housing base portion 11 until It contacts the wall portion 12 so that the notch 53 of the card 50 is fitted into the lug comer 13. The other end side of the card 50 is thereafter pushed In the direction of the arrow P in Fig. 14 and is rotated. Then, the card 50 rotates with its one end side engaging the conductor portion 121 as the center of rotation.
  • One end of the card 50 is inserted into the open face 15 under this state but the other end of the card 50 is not inserted into the open face 15.
  • the edges of the lower face of the card 50 intersect the slope 421 of the first lock piece 42. Therefore, when the card 50 rotates, the edge of the lower face of the card 50 comes into contact with the slope 421 of the first lock piece 42 because the first lock piece 42 covers a part of the open face 15. That is, the card 50 comes into contact with the first lock piece 42 at an lengthwise intermediate portion of the card 50.
  • the first lock piece 42 is released from pushing force of the card 50. Therefore, the first lock piece 42 is moved Inside due to the elastic restoring force of the flexible portion 41 and returns to its initial position so that lower face of the first lock piece 42 locks the upper face of the card 50.
  • the second lock piece 43 locks the side face of the card 50.
  • the card 50 is inserted through the open face 15 but the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • the card 50 may well be inserted into the housing space 21 through the open face 17 of the housing space 21 of the housing 10 as shown In Fig. 15.
  • the connector according to the invention provides the following advantages.
  • the connector is first connected to the board and the board is then grounded. Next, the card is inserted into the housing space. Consequently, the card and the first conductor portion are connected. Then, electric charge electrified on the card face transfers to the ground through the first conductor portion and the board due to the potential difference between the first conductor portion and the card face. The charge electrified on the card can thus be eliminated easily.

Landscapes

  • Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)
  • Details Of Connecting Devices For Male And Female Coupling (AREA)
EP03023884A 2002-10-23 2003-10-21 Connecteur électrique Expired - Lifetime EP1414114B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2002308948 2002-10-23
JP2002308948A JP2004146168A (ja) 2002-10-23 2002-10-23 コネクタ

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1414114A1 true EP1414114A1 (fr) 2004-04-28
EP1414114B1 EP1414114B1 (fr) 2011-12-07

Family

ID=32064347

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP03023884A Expired - Lifetime EP1414114B1 (fr) 2002-10-23 2003-10-21 Connecteur électrique

Country Status (6)

Country Link
US (1) US6966785B2 (fr)
EP (1) EP1414114B1 (fr)
JP (1) JP2004146168A (fr)
KR (1) KR20040037275A (fr)
CN (1) CN100399635C (fr)
TW (1) TWI231072B (fr)

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2006050204A1 (fr) * 2004-11-01 2006-05-11 Molex Incorporated Connecteur electrique mis a la masse pour cartes de circuits imprimes
EP3044619A1 (fr) * 2013-09-13 2016-07-20 Intel Corporation Douille de boîtier matriciel à billes pour modules électro-optiques

Families Citing this family (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP3937340B2 (ja) * 2003-11-28 2007-06-27 日本電気株式会社 携帯型電子機器のカード保持構造
JP4602801B2 (ja) * 2005-03-10 2010-12-22 アルプス電気株式会社 カード用コネクタ装置
JP6840517B2 (ja) * 2016-11-18 2021-03-10 日本航空電子工業株式会社 コネクタ及び複合コネクタ
JP7299472B2 (ja) * 2019-01-31 2023-06-28 山一電機株式会社 カードコネクタ及びその製造方法

Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5288247A (en) * 1992-08-10 1994-02-22 The Whitaker Corporation Grounding shroud for an electrical connector
EP0926780A2 (fr) * 1997-12-26 1999-06-30 Japan Solderless Terminal Mfg. Co., Ltd. Connecteur pour plaque à circuit imprimé et son procédé de fabrication
JPH11195466A (ja) * 1997-12-26 1999-07-21 Jst Mfg Co Ltd プリント配線板用コネクタ
EP0932226A2 (fr) * 1998-01-23 1999-07-28 Molex Incorporated Connecteur pour carte
US6354876B1 (en) * 2000-10-31 2002-03-12 Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd. Electronic card connector having improved grounding plate

Family Cites Families (25)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS62111187U (fr) * 1985-12-27 1987-07-15
US4812947A (en) * 1987-12-17 1989-03-14 Gte Communication Systems Corporation Device for discharging electrostatic potentials
JPH0355342U (fr) 1989-06-20 1991-05-28
JP3182525B2 (ja) 1991-07-03 2001-07-03 タイコエレクトロニクスアンプ株式会社 放電対策型コネクタ及びコネクタ用シールド装置
JPH0534680A (ja) 1991-07-31 1993-02-12 Nec Corp アクテイブマトリクスカラー液晶デイスプレイ
EP0532166B1 (fr) * 1991-09-11 1995-06-14 ITT INDUSTRIES, INC. (a Delaware corporation) Appareil de mise à la terre pour carte de mémoire
JPH074780Y2 (ja) 1991-10-30 1995-02-01 モレックス インコーポレーテッド 静電気防止コネクタ
JPH05152025A (ja) 1991-11-29 1993-06-18 Sony Corp コネクタカバーおよび電子機器
JP2596687Y2 (ja) * 1992-07-31 1999-06-21 ホシデン株式会社 多極コネクタ
US5425651A (en) * 1994-03-04 1995-06-20 The Whitaker Corporation Card edge connector providing non-simultaneous electrical connections
JP2639364B2 (ja) 1994-12-26 1997-08-13 日本電気株式会社 コネクタ
US5725394A (en) * 1996-10-11 1998-03-10 Molex Incorporated Grounding system for IC cards
JPH10255881A (ja) * 1997-03-07 1998-09-25 Molex Inc 信号端子とグランド端子を備えた電気コネクタ
TW371529U (en) * 1997-09-18 1999-10-01 Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd Electric card connector
JP2000208183A (ja) * 1998-07-27 2000-07-28 Tyco Electronics Amp Kk カ―ドエッジコネクタ
TW397291U (en) * 1998-12-31 2000-07-01 Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd Connector for electronic card
US6074223A (en) * 1999-04-01 2000-06-13 Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd. Compact flash card having a grounding tab
JP2001176624A (ja) 1999-12-15 2001-06-29 Nikon Corp コネクタおよび情報機器
JP3743618B2 (ja) * 2000-10-06 2006-02-08 タイコエレクトロニクスアンプ株式会社 カード用コネクタ組立体
TW476465U (en) * 2001-04-04 2002-02-11 Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd Electronic card connector
JP3998472B2 (ja) 2001-12-20 2007-10-24 アルプス電気株式会社 カード用コネクタ装置
JP2003203692A (ja) 2001-12-28 2003-07-18 Alps Electric Co Ltd カード用コネクタ装置
JP3782974B2 (ja) 2002-01-08 2006-06-07 アルプス電気株式会社 カード用コネクタ装置
JP2003203719A (ja) 2002-01-08 2003-07-18 Alps Electric Co Ltd カード用コネクタ装置
JP3943984B2 (ja) 2002-04-22 2007-07-11 アルプス電気株式会社 カード用コネクタの製造方法およびこの製造方法により製造されるカード用コネクタ

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5288247A (en) * 1992-08-10 1994-02-22 The Whitaker Corporation Grounding shroud for an electrical connector
EP0926780A2 (fr) * 1997-12-26 1999-06-30 Japan Solderless Terminal Mfg. Co., Ltd. Connecteur pour plaque à circuit imprimé et son procédé de fabrication
JPH11195466A (ja) * 1997-12-26 1999-07-21 Jst Mfg Co Ltd プリント配線板用コネクタ
EP0932226A2 (fr) * 1998-01-23 1999-07-28 Molex Incorporated Connecteur pour carte
US6354876B1 (en) * 2000-10-31 2002-03-12 Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd. Electronic card connector having improved grounding plate

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1999, no. 12 29 October 1999 (1999-10-29) *

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2006050204A1 (fr) * 2004-11-01 2006-05-11 Molex Incorporated Connecteur electrique mis a la masse pour cartes de circuits imprimes
EP3044619A1 (fr) * 2013-09-13 2016-07-20 Intel Corporation Douille de boîtier matriciel à billes pour modules électro-optiques
EP3044619A4 (fr) * 2013-09-13 2017-05-03 Intel Corporation Douille de boîtier matriciel à billes pour modules électro-optiques

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
US6966785B2 (en) 2005-11-22
CN1497791A (zh) 2004-05-19
US20040137770A1 (en) 2004-07-15
TWI231072B (en) 2005-04-11
JP2004146168A (ja) 2004-05-20
EP1414114B1 (fr) 2011-12-07
KR20040037275A (ko) 2004-05-06
CN100399635C (zh) 2008-07-02
TW200423492A (en) 2004-11-01

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
KR100585547B1 (ko) 카드 커넥터
US7303429B2 (en) Terminal and connector using the same
US6132243A (en) Card connector assembly
EP1503464B1 (fr) Connecteur
EP0532166A1 (fr) Appareil de mise à la terre pour carte de mémoire
US7429196B2 (en) Card connector
KR20010104633A (ko) 카드 커넥터
CN100505438C (zh) Ic插座和ic插座组件
US7128613B1 (en) Memory card connector
US20070218770A1 (en) Card connector
EP1538710B1 (fr) Connecteur à carte à mémoire
US6966785B2 (en) Connector
EP1538707B1 (fr) Connecteur
KR100552322B1 (ko) 전기 커넥터
US6824431B2 (en) Card adapter
US6764337B2 (en) Connector with improved reliability
US3430186A (en) Connector assembly
US6872095B2 (en) Card slot connector
KR100799439B1 (ko) 메모리카드용 어댑터
US20050130498A1 (en) Memory card connector
US7048558B2 (en) Memory card connector
CN109075474B (zh) 电连接器和电连接方法
US7258578B2 (en) Card connector with locking mechanism
US5938464A (en) Circuit board electrical connector with latch
EP0908979A2 (fr) Ensemble de connecteur de carte

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

AX Request for extension of the european patent

Extension state: AL LT LV MK

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 20040629

17Q First examination report despatched

Effective date: 20040913

AKX Designation fees paid

Designated state(s): DE FI FR GB

RAP1 Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)

Owner name: J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD.

GRAP Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1

GRAS Grant fee paid

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): DE FI FR GB

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: FG4D

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R096

Ref document number: 60339319

Country of ref document: DE

Effective date: 20120308

PLBE No opposition filed within time limit

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT

26N No opposition filed

Effective date: 20120910

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R097

Ref document number: 60339319

Country of ref document: DE

Effective date: 20120910

GBPC Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20121021

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: ST

Effective date: 20130628

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20121021

Ref country code: DE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20130501

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R119

Ref document number: 60339319

Country of ref document: DE

Effective date: 20130501

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20121021

Ref country code: FR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20121031